Business Counselor

Company: VetBizCentral
Location: Flint
Posted on: January 16, 2020

Job Description:

Business Counselor Outreach TrainerBusiness Counselor/Outreach Job DescriptionTitle: Business Counselor/Outreach CoordinatorReports To: Executive Director, VetBizCentral, Inc.Based At: 1401 East Court Street, Flint Michigan, 48502Job Mission: To assist Executive Director in carrying out VetBizCentral's mission, to maintain and develop outreach and counseling/education programs and help oversee daily agency operations. This positions requires 50% travel (Michigan, Ohio and Indiana) Key responsibilities and accountabilities: Maintain and update computerized database system (NeoSerra) of clients.Maintain and develop a client and prospect filing system.Counsel prospective veteran entrepreneurs on an individual and group basis.Follow-up with each client at the 30, 60, 90 and 120 day mark to determine status of case. Clients who fail to satisfactorily advance their project after 120 days will be placed in the inactive file.Develop, schedule and implement entrepreneurial/educational opportunities for veterans, Guard and Reserve members and their families. These include but are not limited to in-person counseling, Yellow Ribbon events, internet communications, webinars, workshops, conferences and telephone counseling.Develop and maintain networking relationships with various agency partners, including the Small Business Development Centers of Michigan, the SBA Michigan District office, the SBA Office of Veterans Business Development, Veteran Service Organizations both locally and statewide, the Procurement Technical Assistance Centers of Michigan, Educational Institutions, Vet-Force, and Center for Veterans Enterprise as well as state and federal elected officials' office staffs.Identify and bring to the attention of Executive Director training opportunities related to entrepreneurial/procurement development or those that might otherwise to beneficial to agency's staff.Assist Director and other staff members in developing an annual strategic plan for the agency. Be prepared to adjust plan as needed.At the director's request/absence, attend meetings of various agencies and organizations.Reply by email:

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